2026 Schedule
Schedule – March 5-7, 2026
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 1
Welcome
Julia Mortyakova, Artistic Director, Music by Women Festival
Impresii din Muzeul Satului (Impressions for the Village Museum), Op. 15 — Carmen Petra-Besacapol (1926-2023)
1. Balauri de pe poarta mare — Dragons of the Great Gate | 2. Bordeiul — The Hut | 3. Turla săgeată — The Spire of the Church | 4. Vatra din Câmpu lui Neag – Jocul flăcărilor — Hearth in Câmpu lui Neag – Dance of the Flames | 5. Fântâna — The Fountain | Masca din Nereju — The Mask from Nereju
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
All Good Things — Kristen Denny-Chambers (b. 1978)
I. Running Start | II. Stuck | III. Sparkle | IV. Depart | V. Anything Can Happen
The Milano Duo
Amanda Morrison, clarinet (Slippery Rock University)
Lynda Dembowski, clarinet (Anne Arundel Community College)
Philadelphia Suite — Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)
Close Call | Kingfisher | Urban Hootenanny
Jacquelyn Schwandt, viola (Northern Arizona University)
Aimee Fincher, piano (Northern Arizona University)
Untitled (ca. 1966) & Uganda Martyrs (1964) — Philippa Schuyler (1931-1967)
Sarah Masterson, piano (Newberry College)
Trio Opus 45 for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano — Louise Farrenc (1804–1875), transcribed by Theresa Delaplain
Allegro deciso | Andante | Scherzo | Presto
Pablo Hernandez, oboe (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Kim Woolly, bassoon (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Michael Bunchman, piano (The University of Southern Mississippi)
11:30-11:55 AM
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Vocal Works by Whitney George . . . and All that Jazz
Gretchen Windt, mezzo soprano (University of North Alabama)
Natalie Sherer, piano (Florida State University)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Jennifer Thomas: Artist, Composer: Pushing the Boundaries
Adrienne Wiley, piano (Central Michigan University)
12:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 2
Levee Dance — Florence Price (1887-1953), arr. Kristin Leitterman
The Goblin and the Mosquito — Florence Price, arr. Stephanie Hoeckley
Three Little Negro Dances — Florence Price, arr. Kristin Leitterman
Hoe Cake | Rabbit Foot | Ticklin’ Toes
Bantam Winds
Stephanie Hoeckley, flute (Arkansas State University)
Kristin Leitterman, oboe (Arkansas State University)
Elissa Kana, saxophone (Arkansas State University)
Erin Cameron, bass clarinet (Arkansas State University)
Homeage — Zenobia Powell Perry
American City: Portrait of New York — Judith Lang Zaimont
I. Rush Hour | II. Harbor Fog | III. Coffee House | IV. Central Park | V. ‘Scrapers | VI. Garment Factory
Jooyoung Kim, piano (Campbellsville University)
A Beautiful Soul — Catherine McMichael
I. Soul Man | II. Waltz | III. Pure Heart
Amy Humberd, clarinet (Lee University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Cape Cod Suite — Kristen Stoner
I. Free Spirit | II. Mr. Mental | III. Lighthouse | IV. Snoopy | V. The Unbearable Darkness of Being | VI. Samba Queen
Sydney Burton, flute
Corey Burton, trombone (University of Florida)
Wanting Her More from “The Game” the Dangerous Liaisons musical & Pepita — Megan Cavallari
Angelique Alexander, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
Serenade Espagnole – Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), transcribed by Timothy Bonenfant
Two Pieces for violin and piano – Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), transcribed by Timothy Bonenfant
I. Nocturne (Bb) | II. Cortege (A)
Prayer (A) & Tango (bass) – Amanda Harberg
Dos Gatos
Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet and bass clarinet (Angelo State University)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)
Break
3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 3
Merrie English Love Songs — Sharon Davis (b. 1937)
I. A Maiden’s Ideal of a Husband (Henry Carey) | II. To the Ladies (Lady Mary Chudleigh) | III. An Expostulation (Issac Bickerstaff) | IV. Roger and Dolly (Henry Carey)
Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)
Douglas Mark, trombone (Mississippi University for Women)
Larry Bradford, percussion (Mississippi University for Women)
Ko’u Inoa — Leilehua Lanzilotti
Romina Monsanto, cello (University of Northern Colorado)
Te Tangi a te Matui — Helen Fisher
To Greet the Sun — Katherine Hoover
Alanna Bradley Graham, flute (The University of Alabama)
angelus novus — Elizabeth Goode (b. 1960)
Kelly Langenberg, horn (Troy University)
Ben Crook, piano (Troy University)
That Black Reef & Nails — Dolores White (1932-2023)
Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)
William Reber, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
4:00-4:25 PM
Room 211
Paper: Women Composers and the Hybrid Identity of Brazilian Romanticism
Ísis Cardoso (University of South Carolina)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Defining the Defiant: a guide to the art song and opera of E. Adaiewsky (1846-1926) for performers, teachers, and scholars
Courtney Kalbacker, soprano (Augusta University)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: From Modinha to Protest Song: Text Setting, Rhythm, and Accompaniment in Four Brazilian Art Songs
Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho, soprano (Ithaca College)
Peter Douglas, piano (University of Tennessee Southern)
4:30-4:55 PM
Room 211
Lecture Recital: A New Voice for Boulanger: The Oboe Transcription of Trois Pièces
Alec Black, oboe (University of Kansas)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Valencian Voices: Matilde Salvador’s Art Songs for Voice and Guitar
Elisa Ramon, soprano (Fort Hays State University)
Alessio Olivieri, guitar (University of Nebraska – Lincoln)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Between Introspection and Lyricism: The First Piano Sonata of Jean Coulthard
Asher Ian Armstrong, piano (University of Toronto, York University)
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 4
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2010) — Judith Cloud (1954-2023)
- Moderato | 2. Andante Espressivo | 3. Allegro Giocoso
Soliloquy (2013) — Judith Cloud
Kevin Tague, trumpet (Northern Arizona University)
Aimee Fincher, piano (Northern Arizona University)
Alone Together — Katherine Bergman
I. IRL | II. #blessed | III. FOMO | IV. Unplugged | V. Infomania
Erin Cameron, clarinet (Arkansas State University)
Elissa Kana, saxophone (Arkansas State University)
Blue-eyed Stare — Dayton Kinney
Jonathan Levin, piano
Deux Morceaux — Lili Boulanger (1893–1918)
I. Nocturne | II. Cortège
D’un matin de printemps — Lili Boulanger
Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin (Mississippi University for Women)
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Living With My Donkeys for Horn & Donkey Bray — Jewel Dirks
1. Donkeysauris and the Farrier Have a Quiet Conversation | 2. Donkeys Have Such Soft Noses | 3. Donkeys Love Their Peanuts | 4. They Graze as the Magpie Rides Along | 5. Mother and Son, They Share the Same Dream | 6. The Cat Naps on the Donkey’s Back | 7. They Stand Guard Over Their Friend Nook as He Waits to Die | 8. Donkeys Are Slowly Eating Their Barn | 9. Donkeys Protect Their Goat Friends
James Boldin, horn (University of Louisiana Monroe)
Piano Lessons — Juliana Hall (b. 1958)
I. My Teacher Lies on The Floor | II. Every Scale Has a Shape | III. Mother of the Chords | IV. Doing My Scales | V. Learning To Play | VI. I Think About the Piano
Zane Lynn, tenor (Mississippi University for Women)
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Reception hosted by the Music by Women Festival for participants and special guests. Meet in the Poindexter Lobby immediately following the 5 p.m. concert to walk over to the reception.
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 5
Aerialisms — Cheyenne Cruz
1. As the Leaf Falls | 2. Flight of the Sprites | 3. Astral Projection | 4. Yonder!
Amy Guffey, clarinet (Kansas State University & Backun Artist)
Amanda Morrison, clarinet (Slippery Rock University & Rice Clarinet Works Artist)
Carrie RavenStem, clarinet (Backun Artist & Silverstein Artist)
Adria Sutherland, clarinet (Eastern Kentucky University & Backun Artist)
Desdemona — Mel Bonis (1858-1937)
Suite for Piano — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
1. Prelude | 2. Toccata | 3. Basso Ostinato
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
The Privilege of Being — Elaine Ross
Moonlight | Fire | Picture Perfect
Lead Me in the Way Everlasting — Elaine Ross
Teri Bickham, soprano (The University of Maryland College Park)
Jennifer Luiken, mezzo soprano (Charleston Southern University)
Elaine Ross, piano (Charleston Southern University)
Two Latin Dances for Trombone and Piano: Bossa Nova & Tango — Lauren Bernofsky
Joshua Pifer, piano (Valdosta State University)
Matthew Wood, trombone (Auburn University)
Of Peace — Jane Kozhevnikova (University of Florida)
Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Silence, Sorrow, & Agony — Devan Lott-Knipe
Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Kokopeli — Katherine Hoover (1937-2018)
Jessica Piso, flute (Lee University)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Carrie RavenStem, clarinet (Backun Artist & Silverstein Artist)
Jonathan Levin piano
Bird Songs (1907) — Liza Lehmann (1862-1918), Words by A.S.
The Woodpigeon | The Yellowhammer | The Wren
Five Little Love Songs (1910) — Liza Lehmann (1862-1918), Words by Cora Fabbri (1871-1892)
I. There’s a Bird Beneath Your Window | III. Just A Multitude of Curls | V. Clasp Mine Closer, Little Dear White Hand
Kate Sawyer, soprano, (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College)
Patience Pierini, piano (Carey Music Academy)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH
9:00–9:25 AM
Room 211
Paper: I SHALL BUT LOVE THEE BETTER AFTER DEATH: A REDISCOVERY OF ELEANOR EVEREST FREER’S SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE, OP. 22 (1910)
Courtney Kalbacker (Augusta University)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Teaching Artistry to Adults New to Formal Piano Lessons Through the Repertoire of Living Women Composers
Kasandra Keeling, piano (University of Texas at San Antonio)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Portraits of Love: Three Roses by Florence Price
Elias Blake, piano (University of South Carolina)
9:30–9:55 AM
Room 211
Paper: Emma Diruf Seiler: Navigating the Power of Social Capital to Facilitate Female Agency
Kristen Sullivan (Arkansas State University)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Brazilian Miniatures: Etudes of Cacilda Borges Barbosa
Justin Badgerow, piano (Elizabethtown College)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Hanna Kulenty – Piano Portrait
Grzegorz Mania, piano (Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, Poland)
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 6
Figure and Form — Molly Joyce
Ryan M. Smith, vibraphone (Valdosta State University)
Silent Moon — Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964)
Borislava Iltcheva, violin (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Hsiaopei Lee, viola (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Rose marred to amethyst in the knife fall. — Melika M. Fitzhugh
Soo Goh, clarinet (Appalachian State University)
Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Riptide — Theresa Martin (b. 1979)
Robyn Jones, clarinet (University of Memphis)
Daryn Zubke, bassoon (University of Memphis)
Voix du Printemps — Marie Jaëll (1846-1925)
I. Sur la grande route | II. Dans le Sentier | III. L’Orage | IV. Idylle | V. Nuit de Mai | VI. Plien Jour
Fen-Fang Chen, primo piano (Florida Southern College)
Agnieszka Zick, secondo piano (State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota)
Trio Op. 10 for oboe, clarinet, and piano — Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
I. Moderato | II. Adagio | III. Allegro ritmico – quasi rumba
Shane Werts, oboe (Northern Arizona University)
Kelsi Doolittle, clarinet (Northern Arizona University)
Aimee Fincher, piano (Northern Arizona University)
Around the Bend — Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945)
Evgenii Mikheev, clarinet (University of Memphis)
Sophia Rivera, euphonium (Mississippi Valley State University)
Suite “Fyenske Billeder” — Hilda Sehested (1858-1936)
I. Ellekrattet (Le bosquet d’aulnes)
Evgenii Mikheev, clarinet (University of Memphis)
Sophia Rivera, euphonium (Mississippi Valley State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
11:30-11:55 AM
Room 211
Paper: Hidden Cues and the Musician Parent
Amanda Morrison (Slippery Rock University)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Sounding Tenderness: The Voice of Gwyneth Walker’s La Ternura
Kristen Sullivan, soprano (Arkansas State University)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Resounding Voices: Women Composers featured in the November 1918 Women’s Edition of The Etude
Sarah VandenBrink, soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
12:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 7
Captured — Elena Specht
Joyful Beginnings (Conference Premiere) — Gracie Falls
go together — Cassie Wieland
Pathfinders Trio
Hannah Markun, b-flat trumpet (UNC Greensboro)
Lyndsey Dean, alto saxophone and flute (Shenandoah Conservatory)
McKinley Baker, e-flat clarinet and b-flat clarinet (University of Oklahoma)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Mountain Airs — Judith Weir (b. 1953)
Fixation — Roshanne Etezady (b. 1973)
1. Rumination | 2. Compulsion | 3. Infatuation | 4. Obsession
The Vuorovesi Trio
Diane Boyd Schultz, flute (University of Alabama)
Mary Lindsey Bailey, oboe (University of Alabama)
Osiris J. Molina, clarinet (University of Alabama)
Water Dance — Karen Tanaka (b. 1961)
I. Very lightly with flow | III. Very lightly, like a harp
Hannah Roberts, piano (University of Alabama)
Pilate’s Monologue (from the chamber opera, Pilate’s Wife) — Jerry Casey
Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Notturno, Op. 46 for viola and piano — Emilie Mayer (1821–1883)
Three Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 26 — Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927)
The Nachtstück (Night Piece) | Träumerei (Reverie) | Polonaise
Hsiaopei Lee, viola (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Michael Bunchman, piano (The University of Southern Mississippi)
Sonata No. 2 “Making Changes” — Barbara York (1949-2020)
I. Trepidation/Self-Talk | II. Nostalgia | III. Spring/New Growth
Cynthia Cripps, alto saxophone (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)
Fünf Lieder — Alma Schindler Mahler (1879-1964)
Die stille Nacht | In meines Vaters Garten | In Laue Sommernacht | Bei dir ist es traut | Ich wandle unter Blumen
Amy Yeung, soprano (The University of Tennessee at Martin)
Chan Mi Jean, piano (The University of Tennessee at Martin)
Break
3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 8
Ruckus — Nicole Chamberlain (b. 1977)
La Gata — Carmen Marulanda (b. 1976)
The University of Alabama Flute Choir
Diane Boyd Schultz, director (The University of Alabama)
With My Head In the Clouds — Sharneisha Joyner
Virality (World Premiere) — Julianna Pierdomenico
McKinley Baker, B-flat and bass clarinet (University of Oklahoma)
I Give You Back — Annea Lockwood
Psalm — Iris Szeghy
Natalia Merlano Gómez, voice (University of California, San Diego)
Lullaby — Nasim Khorassani
Natalia Merlano Gómez, voice (University of California, San Diego)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Blush III — Jean Ahn
Jessica Piso, flute (Lee University)
Amy Humberd, clarinet (Lee University)
4:00-4:25 PM
Room 211
Paper: Reframing Euphonium Repertoire: Representation, Accessibility, and Stylistic Pathways
Sophia Rivera (Mississippi Valley State University)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Pauline Viardot-Garcia The Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Woman – Two of Chopin’s Mazurkas which she arranged for voice/piano will be among songs presented.
Cheryl Coker, soprano (Emerita Associate Professor of Millsaps College)
Tim Coker, piano (Emerita Associate Professor of Millsaps College)
4:30-4:55 PM
Room 211
Paper: Inside the Score: Performer-Centered Insights into Higdon’s Saxophone Sonata
Courtney Long (Wichita State University)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Whimsy and Wisdom in Aboulker’s Être heureux ou ne pas l’être
Eric Laine, tenor (Texas Christian University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Sacred Concert Songs by American Women, 1900-1920
Marlayna Maynard, soprano
Perry Mears, piano (Missouri State University)
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 9
Wild Fire
The Stove, from The Muse, The Stove, and The Willow Plate — Zae Munn
Wild Embers — Melissa Dunphy
Fire, from Elements — Katerina Gimon
Skin — Mari Esabel Valverde
Moon Goddess — Jocelyn Hagen
Hollins University Talmadge Singers (Roanoke, Virginia)
Emma Boling
Natalia Chapel
Kezia Deighton
Sami Dempster
Lyr Edwards
Lee Flores-Hernandez
Courtney Foster
Annika Gulling
Emma Grossheim
Gillian Lionberger
Zora Lipschultz
Kenlee Motley
Chelsea Reyes-Velasquez
Lynn-Lee Williamson
Hannah Raine, piano
Karson Miltsch, percussion
Shelbie Wahl-Fouts, conductor
Love Songs — Jenni Brandon
I. Lullaby | III. Song of the Blue-Corn Dance | IV. Love Song (Chippewa) | V. Love Song from the Andes | VII. Lullaby (Reprise)
Emily Heilman, mezzo soprano (Sam Houston State University)
Kristin Sarvela, oboe (Sam Houston State University)
Modern Folksong – four songs for unaccompanied voice — Diana Blom
Kevin Hanrahan, tenor (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
6 Japanese Songs for soprano, clarinet and piano — Margaret Garwood (1927-2015)
Amy Rosine, soprano (Kansas State University)
Amy Guffey, clarinet (Kansas State University & Backun Artist)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Bells and Grass — Juliana Hall
Echo | Gone | Why? | Coals | Rain
Susan Boddie, soprano (Valdosta State University)
Sherwood Wise, oboe (Valdosta State University)
Play — Emma Lippert
Hannah Markun, piccolo trumpet in A (UNC Greensboro)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Singing in the Northland: A Celebration of Canadian Poetry in Song — Martha Hill Duncan
Grey Rocks and Greyer Seas | Severance
Susan Boddie, soprano (Valdosta State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
In The Gold Room
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Asleep in the Deep
— Elaine Fine
Lydia Beasley Kneer, soprano (The University of Texas at San Antonio)
Brittney Patterson, flute (The University of Montevallo)
Laurie Middaugh, piano (The University of Montevallo)
Reception hosted by the Music by Women Festival for participants and special guests. Meet in the Poindexter Lobby immediately following the 5 p.m. concert to walk over to the reception.
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 10
Cwmdonkin Songs — Rhian Samuel (b. 1944)
I. For as Long as Forever Is | II. Clown in the Moon | III. Mr. Waldo’s Song
Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Trio for Trombone, Violin, and Piano — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Douglas Mark, trombone (Mississippi University for Women)
Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin (Mississippi University for Women)
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Selections from Cobalt, Jade, Amethyst ♀ — Sarah Hutchings
1. A Song of Dragons | 2. Out of Darkness Into Light | 3. Child
Rachel Copeland, soprano (Penn State University)
Ann Deighton, piano
Gryphon — Theresa Martin (b. 1979)
Evgenii Mikheev, clarinet (University of Memphis)
Spring Comes at Last — Deborah Yardley Beers (Rivers School Conservatory)
Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Trumpet Concerto in Eb Minor — Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Sam Jones, trumpet (Vadosta State University)
Kevin Juarez, piano (Vadosta State University)
Images for Piano — Jihyun Kim (Washington State University)
No 1. A Leaf Falls, the Water Ripples… | No 2. Effervescent | No. 3 Chamber of Mirrors | No 4. Pulsar Glitch
Yoon-Wha Roh, piano (Washington State University)
(Not So) Well-Mannered Women
“Laue Sommernacht,” from Fünf Lieder — Alma Mahler (1879-1964)
A Modern Witch — Nancy William (b. 1971)
My Dearest Ruth — Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)
Lorelai — Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho, soprano (Ithaca College)
Peter Douglas, piano (University of Tennessee Southern)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH
9:00–9:25 AM
Room 211
Paper: Julia Rivé-King as Composer: Rethinking the Narrative
Perry Mears (Missouri State University)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: Zapomniane Kompozytorki: 20th Clarinet Works by Polish Women
Charlotte MacDonald, clarinet (Florida State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Tracing a Voice: Ethel Smyth’s Early Variations on an Original Theme
Sophie Wang, piano (Mississippi State University)
9:30–9:55 AM
Room 211
Paper: The General’s Daughter and the Wreckers: Ethel Smyth’s Music of Resistance
Yunn-Shan Ma (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: An Analysis of Selected Flute Works by Sofia Gubaidulina
Heather Small, flute (Troy University)
Ben Crook, piano (Troy University)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: For the Left Hand Alone: Piano Works by Women Composers
Piotr Różański, piano (The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow)
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 11
Unfolding Transitions — Dayton Kinney
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Blush — Jean Ahn
Madelyne Brenseke, clarinet (Appalachian State University)
Imaginings — Dorothy Gates
Vincent Morreale, horn (University of Mississippi)
Yoojung Kim, piano (University of Mississippi)
Norwegian Miniatures — Maria Linnemann (b. 1947)
1. The Mermaid and the Fisher | 2. The Sheep on the Mountain | 3. The Fossegrim
Jeffrey Gleason, guitar
Wariacje na Temat Pewnego Odrodzenia (Variations on a Theme of a Certain Renaissance — Paula Ptach (b. 1974)
Charlotte MacDonald, clarinet (Florida State University)
My Dearest Ruth — Stacy Garrop
Lyndsey Dean, alto saxophone (Shenandoah Conservatory)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Quiet Grief — Traci Mendel (Troy University)
Jason Sulliman, bass trombone (Troy University)
Hall of Ghosts — Amanda Harberg
Nicholas Reid, Bb clarinet (Appalachian State University)
11:30-11:55 AM
Room 211
Paper: (Re-)Discovering an obscure female piano pedagogue: Marie Jaëll and her scientific Touch method
Fen-Fang Chen (Florida Southern College)
Room 307
Lecture Recital: “Wild Fire”: Five Fierce and Fiery Works for SSAA Choir
Shelbie Wahl-Fouts (Hollins University)
Hollins University Talmadge Singers (Roanoke, Virginia)
Hannah Raine, piano
Karson Miltsch, percussion
12:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 12
Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40 — Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Olivia Boatman, flute (Mississippi State University)
Jessica Haislip, oboe (Mississippi State University)
Matthew Haislip, French horn (Mississippi State University)
Bret Pimentel, clarinet (Mississippi State University)
Denise Rowan, bassoon (Mississippi State University)
Rosângela Sebba, piano (Mississippi State University)
Water Voyage — Alex Shapiro
Carrie RavenStem, Bb clarinet (Backun Artist & Silverstein Artist)
Adria Sutherland, Bb clarinet (Eastern Kentucky University & Backun Artist)
With Electronic Playback
The Poet’s Pen – from the Greek of Menecrates — Judith Cloud (1954-2023)
Ricardo Pereira, tenor (Northern Arizona University)
Shane Werts, oboe (Northern Arizona University)
Aimee Fincher, piano (Northern Arizona University)
Poetic Landscapes
Alma — Tania León
Leonardo Saw the Spring — Ingrid Stölzel
I. Leonardo Saw the Spring | II. Leonardo Drew the Blooms | III. Leonardo Loved the Still | IV. Leonardo Drew in Spring
Roya Farzaneh, flute (Northeast State Community College)
Jonathan Levin, piano
O Quam Suavis
Veni dilecte mi
Duo Seraphim
— Caterina Assandra (c. 1590 – after 1618)
Heri et Hodie
Sarah Simko
Anna O’Connell
Amy Catron
Krista Cornish Scott, director
Au Lac de Côme: Barques de Soir — Ana Maria Bringuet-Idiartborde (1891-1943)
Amy Claire Catron, cello (Mississippi State University)
Rosângela Sebba, piano (Mississippi State University)
Break
3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 13
Everest — Elizabeth Goode
I. Rongbuk | III. The Death Zone
Sherwood Wise, bassoon (Valdosta State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Contemporary Duos Featuring the Western Flute Family
Mimic — Nicole Chamberlain
Life Lines — Nathalie Joachim)
Lunette — Elizabeth Brown
Lauren Zwonik, flute & piccolo (Virginia Wesleyan University)
Brittany Trotter, flute & piccolo (University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music)
Navždy, op. 12 & Sbohem a šateček, op. 14 — Vitězslava Kaprálová (1915-1940)
Eric Laine, tenor (Texas Christian University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
4:00-4:25 PM
Room 307
Lecture Recital: “A little bee inspired by God”: the Hortus Deliciarum of Herrad von Landsberg
Krista Cornish Scott, soprano
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Searching for Sappho and Finding Bliss
Sarah Wee, soprano and lecturer (Troy University)
Traci Mendel, lecturer (Troy University)
Benjamin Crook, piano (Troy University)
4:30-4:55 PM
Room 307
Paper: Training Trebles: Building Sound through Celebration of the Female Voice
Hannah Duff, lecturer
Sofiya Chvojka
Sam Pape
Sarah Simko
Jessica Steuver
Anna O’Connell
Ömer Kayhan, piano (Cornell)
Room 408
Lecture Recital: Shattering the Glass Slipper: Reclaiming Female Composers of the Musical Theatre Golden Age
Madeline Harts, soprano (Binghamton University)
Melissa Yanchak, piano (Binghamton University)
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 14
Away Ye Merry Lassies — arr. Jan C. Snow
Ever New & Walking Each Other Home — Jan C. Snow
SSAA Choir
Jessica Gallagher-Steuver, director (Case Western Reserve University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Modal Suite — Kayla Roth (b. 1996)
I. Mixolydian: Midsummer Fair | II. Dorian: Voices Echoing in a Cathedral | III. Lydian: Neon Lights | IV. Locrian: Breathing | V. Phrygian: Buleria
Sophia Rivera, euphonium (Mississippi Valley State University)
Oboe Concerto in B-flat Major — Madam Laschanzky
Jessica Haislip, oboe (Mississippi State University)
Anne Katherine Ragsdale, piano (Mississippi State University)
Song for the Lost — Gina Gillie (b. 1981)
Sophia Rivera, euphonium (Mississippi Valley State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Michelle Kiec, clarinet (Commonwealth University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
The Hildegard Service — Sarah Simko
Krista Cornish Scott, soprano
Sarah Simko, piano
Fantasy Fairy Tale — Jihyun Kim (Washington State University)
Armee Hong, violin (University of Mississippi)
Yoon-Wha Roh, piano (Washington State University)
Journey Through A Daydream — Shreya Jha
Kenzie Taylor, flute (Valdosta State University)
Christian Windish, clarinet (Valdosta State University)
Kevin Juarez, piano (Valdosta State University)
Break
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 15
The Chair (Opera in Three Acts) — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Act 3
Deborah Popham, soprano (Arkansas State University)
Emily Heilman, mezzo soprano (Sam Houston State University)
Zane Lynn, tenor (Mississippi University for Women)
Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Verbs of Perception — Cara Haxo
Bruce Faske, trombone (University of Alabama)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Three Short Pieces— Heather Niemi Savage (Appalachian State University)
Soo Goh, clarinet (Appalachian State University)
Selections from Six Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar — Florence Price (1887-1953)
1. Love’s Seasons | 2. Morning
Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)
Court Dances — Amanda Harberg
I. Courante | II. Air de Cour | III. Tambourin
Mallory Harrison, flute (University of Alabama)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Scenes from the Bayou — Gina Gillie
Joseph Gray, trumpet (Mississippi State University)
Matthew Haislip, horn, (Mississippi State University)
Cassidy Shiflett, trombone (Mississippi State University)
Closure — Kaelynn Lake (Hollins University)
BATIK Quartet
Soo Goh, clarinet (Appalachian State University)
Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Michelle Kiec, clarinet, (Commonwealth University)
Timothy Bonenfant, bass clarinet (Angelo State University)
Who Has Seen the Wind? — Heather Niemi Savage (Appalachian State University)
Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jonathan Levin, piano
En dix ans
Si vous demeurez
À peine du matin
— Pauline Viardot-García (1821-1910)
Sarah VandenBrink, soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
